News is any new information or details about current events which is disseminated by print, broadcast, or Internet to a mass audience. News items are often reported by a variety of mediums like the newspapers, television, the radio, and lately the Internet. The term mass media has been used to address a section of media which is categorically designed to reach a very large audience. The term was first used in the 1920s with the emergence of radio networks, newspapers, and magazines. News programs are one of the primary reasons why many people watch the television, listen to the radio, and buy the newspapers. The news in one way or another has played a role in every individuals' lives. It may be a flash-flood warning, a shooting incident nearby, or the death of a celebrity. People crave for it, they want to know what's happening around them and the events around the world. With people scrambling to know countless information, news items has become a commodity nowadays.

News reporting is a branch of journalism, news reports are usually written or broadcast in news style. This means all the important facts are presented first before the less important ones. Most news are scrupulously written by journalists and reporters. It involved investigation of the facts and its sources to ensure credibility. One of the goals of a journalist is to present facts that are objective and credible. These news items are distributed to various channels through news agencies. In the past, reporters send their news reports to news agencies with the use of telegraph, a machine for sending and receiving messages over long distances. These messages are usually sent by using Morse code. Improvements in technology enabled reporters to send their reports with the use of fax machines. A fax machine works by transmitting copies of documents through telephone networks. Basically, a fax machine works by sending copies of documents to a receiving end instantly. With the advent of the Internet, news reports are sent quickly and more efficiently.

Nowadays, news items are sent to news agencies via e-mail and through Internet fax. Internet faxing is a generic term that refers to sending fax messages online. It is a method of using e-mails and certain Internet faxing site. Because e-mails are sent online, Internet faxes are sent faster and more efficient than conventional fax messages. Internet faxing is economical because use of a fax machine is not necessary. It therefore frees consumers of buying additional papers, inks, and toners that are necessary commodities of fax machines. Additionally Internet faxing does not require additional accessories, any additional configuration or another phone line. It does not need another device aside from a computer with Internet connection and an e-mail account.

To avail of this Internet faxing service, all one has to do is visit an Internet faxing site and sign-up. By signing up consumers are allowed to gain access to incoming and outgoing fax messages. These messages are accessible to most parts of the world, provided that there is available Internet connection.

The advent of Internet pushed news dissemination to improve drastically. Many communication experts say that technology specifically the net directly affects the communication industry. Traditional approach to communication is slowly diminishing?telegraphing and faxing has taken the back seat and paved way for e-mail and Internet faxing.